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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021407 · 2/10/2018 · Wilsonart LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wilsonart LLC
Location
10501 NW HK Dodgen Loop, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76504
NAICS
326130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was clearing a paper jam in a machine and had his right hand in the shear area when another employee jogged the machine resulting in amputation of the injured employee's index and middle fingertips and the tip of the nail on the thumb of the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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